Sept. 11, 2001 will be remembered with two local Patriot Day events this week - Statesboro Herald

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Sept. 11, 2001 will be remembered with two local Patriot Day events this week

As the flag is being lowered to half staff behind them, members of the Statesboro Police and Fire Departments salute during the Sept. 11, 2024 Patriot Day ceremony on West Grady St. The annual observance in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks also included a wreath presentation and a ringing of a bell in honor of the 3,000 people who died that day. - photo by JIM HEALY/staff

Patriot Day 2025 — As the flag is being lowered to half staff behind them, members of the Statesboro Police and Fire Departments salute during the Sept. 11, 2024 Patriot Day ceremony on West Grady St. The annual observance in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks also included a wreath presentation and a ringing of a bell in honor of the 3,000 people who died that day. - photo by JIM HEALY/staff

The Statesboro Fire Department, in cooperation with the Statesboro Police Department, will hold its brief, annual Patriot Day ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at the porch in front of the Police Department headquarters, 25 W. Grady St. It is open to the public.

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